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MPlayer adds daily build PPA for Ubuntu users

A new testing PPA for MPlayer is now available for Ubuntu users wishing to test the latest features and fixes present in the robust media player for Linux.

27 January 2011
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Canonical to spend on advertising, Ubuntu One SDK coming, more from #udd

This weeks Ubuntu Developer Day held in Bangalore, India, was home to a few juicy news highlights...

27 January 2011
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Spotify Sound Menu support for Ubuntu is coming along nicely…

The folks over at Spotify have sent over this sneak peek at some neat work they've been doing to integrate Spotify with Ubuntu's nifty Sound Menu.

26 January 2011
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KDE 4.6 released; ready to install in Ubuntu 10.10

KDE 4.6 has been released today, bringing with it five months worth of updates, fixes and changes. Quick overview of what's new and details for those keen to upgrade can be found by reading on...

26 January 2011
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Get random Ubuntu tips on your desktop [App]

Ubuntu Tips Applet shows useful tips with fortunes-Ubuntu-server package using notify. You can see a new tip on-call using the application’s Indicator Applet menu or, for a slightly more spontaneous fun, set a refresh rate […]

26 January 2011
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#LCA2011 Interview: ex-Canonical Jeff Waugh talks beginnings of Ubuntu; Unity, GNOME

Yesterday I got a chance to sit down for an interview over lunch with one of the original founders of Ubuntu: ex-GNOME Release Manager and past Canonical employee Jeff Waugh.

26 January 2011

Day 2 of #LCA2011 in photos (gallery)

Day two of Linux.conf.au has been and gone, with highlights for me being Vint Cerf's keynote, the RoboCup talk and a 40 minute interview with Jeff Waugh over lunch. Click through for day two's gallery of photos from LCA2011.

25 January 2011
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Scrambble icon pack demands an Ubuntu port

The latest Android-bound icon set from designer Nicklas Hirsch has caught a lot of attention recently – but not only from Android users.

25 January 2011
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Multi-touch in Ubuntu using a webcam and your hands [Video]

Scoffing at the headline? Sure, it doesn’t sound entirely believable but, in a stroke of awesome-osity, it is. Developers at the Interactive Computing Lab of ENAC have created just that: the ability to use multi-touch […]

25 January 2011
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‘Ejector’ tray app adds indicator applet support

Windows users miss an easily accessible tray icon for un-mounting their drives safely in Ubuntu should check out ‘Ejecter‘ (*), an nitfy tool that has recently received some new features…

25 January 2011
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LibreOffice 3.3 Released

The first stable release of the free office suite 'LibreOffice' is now available for download.

25 January 2011
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Robots running on Linux compete in RoboCup [#LCA2011]

I'm currently sitting in a very interesting and unique talk about the University of New South Wales and their Computer Science RoboCup team. Robocup, which you may have heard of, is an international competition where teams build and program fully autonomous robots to play a game of soccer.

25 January 2011